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Table 4 Mechanisms of filling food gaps (multiple responses)

From: Food insecurity of rural households in Boset district of Ethiopia: a suite of indicators analysis

Food gap filling

Responses

Percent of cases

n

Percent

Fill food gap through aid

128

19.8

33.5

Fill food gap through borrowing

90

14.0

23.6

Engage in food-for-work

158

24.5

41.4

Engage in non-farm activities

60

9.3

15.7

Engage in casual labor

142

22.0

37.2

Fill food gap through remittance

67

10.4

17.5

Total

645

100.0

168.9